Ciro Immobile Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo 2019-20Getty/Goal composite

Golden Shoe 2019-20: Messi, Ronaldo & Europe's top scorers

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Barcelona star Lionel Messi scooped his sixth European Golden Shoe   award last season and the talismanic forward is out to retain the accolade in 2019-20 - though the coronavirus pandemic is a complication.

Messi held off competition from some of the continent's best goalscorers to pick up the prize  for the third year in a row, leaving the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Fabio Quagliarella and Mohamed Salah trailing in his wake.

Cristiano Ronaldo was uncharacteristically off the pace in his first season with Juventus and will no doubt be eager to restore order with an improved haul this term.

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With the race well and truly under way, Goal tallies up all the top goalscorers from across Europe's top leagues in 2019-20...